Dry cleaners extend ‘olive branch,’ withdraw demand for compensation

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The dry cleaners who successfully fought a $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants withdrew their demand for more than $80,000 in attorney fees on Monday, saying they want to put the case behind them and return to their normal lives.

Custom Cleaners owners Jin Nam Chung and Soo Chung have raised nearly enough to pay for their expenses through donations at a cocktail fundraiser last month, according to a motion filed Monday in D.C. Superior Court. They no longer wish to prolong their legal battle with Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who filed the suit that gained international ridicule.

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